I liked this class overall, but I definitely think Prof. Kareem is the weaker of the two lecturers. She's a nice enough person, and she has her moments, but in general her lectures didn't add much if you did the reading. She reads off the slides and isn't as engaging as Dienstag (the other prof for the course). I mostly paid attention but for her lectures it was like a rest day because I could zone out more.

This class is honestly pretty difficult, but not too bad depending on your TA! The TA I had fall quarter (Seth) was very nice, but made us write a paper every single week... which was a lot. I much prefer my more laid back TA for winter quarter (Sean) who hosts more conversation-based sections. It's a lot of reading, so if you don't enjoy reading lengthy (and extremely difficult to decipher) dissertations written by age-old philosophers, I wouldn't suggest it. As for Professor Kareem, I found her to be a little difficult to understand at times, especially compared to Dienstag. Her points aren't nearly as precise or engaging, but she's an okay lecturer.